In 2005, Jeff founded Highline Big Picture High School, now grades 7 to 12, and served as principal and co-principal for eight years. Now he works with regional and national partners to scale highly personalized secondary schools and improve the climate for public school innovation.

While meeting with Jeff, we asked him, “What gets you up in the morning?”

His response: “Other than the alarm, [I am] trying to shift the design priorities of schools to be more what students need.” That “need,” he goes on to share, involves the creation of environments and experiences that place students at the center.